H-1B Wage Lookup

Data through FY2026 Q3 (Jun 30, 2026)

Sr. Applications Engineer

Occupation profile for Sr. Applications Engineer covers 28 filings across the reporting window. FY2026 certified median offer: $152,952.

FY2026 certified median
$152,952
Total filings
28
FY2026 25th–75th percentile
$138,360–$160,000
Top employer
MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.
Certified offers by fiscal year
Fiscal yearFilingsMedian25th percentile75th percentile
FY202413$118,298$114,436$124,547
FY20253$134,400$131,020$138,794
FY2026 (Q1–Q3)12$152,952$138,360$160,000

FY2026 is partial (*). Its filing totals are not comparable to a full fiscal year.

Median offer by fiscal year

Certified median offer, Sr. Applications EngineerFY2024 $118,298; FY2025 $134,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,952$0$60,000$120,000$180,000FY2024$118,298FY2025$134,400FY2026 (Q1–Q3)$152,952Certified median offer, Sr. Applications EngineerFY2024 $118,298; FY2025 $134,400; FY2026 (Q1–Q3) $152,952$0$60k$120k$180kFY2024$118,298FY2025$134,400FY2026*$152,952
Certified H-1B LCAs, $15k–$2M, DOL OFLC

Top employers

  1. MONOLITHIC POWER SYSTEMS, INC.7 filings
  2. Qorvo US, INC.3 filings
  3. FOCUS CORE INC2 filings
  4. PRIMUS Global Services, Inc.2 filings
  5. Renesas Electronics America Inc.2 filings
  6. Skyworks Solutions, Inc.2 filings
  7. AEM INTERNATIONAL (US), LTD1 filings
  8. DIGITALBYTES, INC.1 filings
  9. Elevate Semiconductor, Inc.1 filings
  10. Entegris, Inc.1 filings

Top cities

  1. San Jose6 filings
  2. Hoffman Estates2 filings
  3. Livonia2 filings
  4. Kansas City2 filings
  5. Greensboro2 filings
  6. Bridgewater2 filings
  7. Austin2 filings
  8. Chandler1 filings
  9. Diamond Bar1 filings
  10. Fremont1 filings

Filings by employer and title

    Prevailing wages by area and occupation

    The OFLC wage year runs from July through June. Worksites use the area of the most frequently reported county with a matching wage area for their city.

    Annual prevailing wage levels
    Wage yearAreaSOCLevel ILevel IILevel IIILevel IV
    2026-27San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CAArea 4194017-2072$124,405$155,896$187,408$218,899
    2026-27Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-INArea 1698015-1252$92,789$117,083$141,398$165,693
    2026-27Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MIArea 1982017-2072$94,702$108,805$122,907$137,010
    2026-27Greensboro-High Point, NCArea 2466017-2071$79,456$101,338$123,219$145,101
    2026-27Kansas City, MO-KSArea 2814015-1252$82,160$101,962$121,742$141,544
    2026-27New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJArea 3562017-2072$100,298$124,426$148,533$172,661
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242015-1252$95,888$119,642$143,395$167,149
    2026-27Austin-Round Rock-San Marcos, TXArea 1242017-2071$93,205$125,403$157,602$189,800
    2026-27Middle Georgia nonmetropolitan areaArea 130000215-1252$85,592$106,621$127,650$148,678
    2026-27Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NHArea 1446017-2141$86,091$104,042$121,971$139,922